Sag Harbor
18 August
Dear Julia
I enclose you Stoddard's
notice, written in great mis-
ery with my hand & wrist -
The past week he has had to
stop entirely not having strength
to hold the pen.  In regard to
the photos - Lory will photo us
soon for you - The best picture
S. has ever had was taken for
The Illustrated Magazine on paper -
They sent a man, who took him in
the library - then a picture was sent
and we never heard a word of it
for months, when Mr [Habluston ?]

[on right side of page]  as if Lory was repeating
his fathers history & reputation and

[on left side of page] little money. Yours ever EDBS





some months ago, wrote Mr
Stoddard an article was to be
in the Illustrated with picture etc
We have never heard of that -
I wish you would write that
mag a paper and inquire if
you can obtain a picture
there, for it is a beautiful
one.  If you do not obtain one
you shall have one from us -
We are a duo now of white hair!
I am quite disheartened, and
Dick is the nearest to giving up
that he ever was, he is so anxious to
earn our daily bread.  Lorry has done
very well, but his profession is a very
expensive one, on the road he cannot
save much.  Mansfield after playing his
Napolean for a season, took it off.  Lory was to

[on right side of page] have 5000 for it, which would set us up.  It looks very much





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